Obituary: George LoveladyGeorge Wilson Lovelady, 87, of Dover died Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, at the Emeritus Senior Living Center in Little Rock. He was born Oct. 7, 1926, in the Bullfrog Valley area, to George Elec and Jewell Dorothy Newton Lovelady. He was the former manager of the Goodyear Auto Service Center in Russellville and was a rural mail carrier in Dover. He was a United States Navy veteran of World War II, the past president of the Dover Men’s Club, former m...

Obituary: Erma DoddsPARSONS, Kan. — Erma M. Dodds, 88, lifelong Parsons, Kan., resident, died at 3:40 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, at Labette Health in Parsons. Funeral mass will be at 10 a.m., Monday, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. The rosary will be prayed at 6 p.m. Sunday at the Carson-Wall Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends until 8 p.m. Memorials are suggested to the church. They may be left at or se...

Obituary: Twyla FergusonDARDANELLE — Twyla Reese Ferguson, 79, of Dardanelle died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center. She was born June 14, 1935, at Daisy to the late Boyd Reese and Verna Ford Austin. She was a member of the Dardanelle Church of Christ, Dardanelle Garden Club, Committee of 100 for The Ozark Folk Center, Russellville Music Club, past Yell County and Regional Library Board Member and was a teacher for over 40 years at the ...

Obituary: Nannette CannanATKINS — Cora Nannette Barron Cannan, 73, of Hector, formerly of Alvin, Texas, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014, at Cornerstone Hospital in Jacksonville. She was born Nov. 13, 1940, in Missouri City, Texas, daughter of the late Wyman H. and Nora Martin Barron. Nan was the youngest of seven children, and mother of two children and countless others who needed mothering. She had a special love for an...

Obituary: Frank HardgraveCLARKSVILLE — Frank Hardgrave Jr., 85, of Hagarville passed away on Sept. 29, 2014, in Hot Springs. He was born in Clarksville on Oct. 27, 1928, to Frank Sr. and Ella Mae Tennison Hardgrave He attended Hagarville Baptist Church. Frank enjoyed many hobbies and activities. He loved hunting, fishing and wood-working, as well as baseball, football, horseshoes and other sports. Frank was an avid Razorbacks and Cardinals fan. He was a 32nd degree Ma...

Obituary: B.W. RhoadesDANVILLE — B.W. “Boots” Rhoades, 89, of Nola passed away Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, at his home. He was born Oct. 10, 1924, in Young Gravelly to the late John and Margie Fowler Rhoades. He was a highly decorated World War II Army veteran. Boots was a cattle farmer and a member of the Mulberry Free Will Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Lou Morehead Rhoades and parents. Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Ray and C...

Obituary: Betty GillespieDANVILLE — Betty Rue Gillespie, 71, of Everton passed away Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, at her home. She was born in Harrison to the late Rue and Lucille Roberts Stokes. She owned and operated Betty Gillespie C.P.A. in Harrison. Betty was a member of the Bruno Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert “Bob” Gillespie, and her parents. Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law, Cindy and Jeff Westcott of Houston, Texas,...

Obituary: Percy BosterPercy Harold Boster, 95, of Pless Community, London, went home to be with the Lord, Sept. 30, 2014. He was born May 11, 1919, in Russellville to Arthur M. and Ellnora McKee Boster. He was a farmer, a United States Army veteran of World War II, serving in the 85th Mountain Infantry Regiment in Italy and a member and elder of the Mt. Carmel Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Mabel Simmons Boster; a...

Obituary: Jerry McQuainMORRILTON — Jerry “Wolf” McQuain, 54, of Morrilton passed away on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014. Jerry was born May 25, 1960, in Independence, Mo., a son to Winnie Jo McQuain and the late Herbert F. McQuain. Jerry was of the Freewill Baptist faith and a 1978 graduate of Morrilton High School. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, Harley motorcycles, tinkering with old cars, trucks and anything he could work on, but most of all he enjoyed spending time with hi...

Obituary: Lera MorrisCLARKSVILLE — Lera Blackburn Morris, 96, of Clarksville died Sept. 29, 2014, in Clarksville. She was born Feb. 5, 1918, in Johnson County to the late A.V. and Lindy Bean Blackburn. She was a retired teacher and of the Baptist faith. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, James E. Morris; three brothers, Ivan, Bill and Raymond Blackburn; and a sister, Vera Feltner. She is survived by her sons, Don E. Morris of Rhode Island, Jim M. Mo...

Obituary: James CookDARDANELLE — James Harold Cook, 52, of Russellville died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center. He was born March 3, 1962, at Danville to James Lee Cook and Carolyn Ada Collins. He was a truck driver and was employed by Con Agra Foods for 25 years. He loved working on cars, going fishing and especially his little buddy, his grandson Payton. He was preceded in death by his father, James Lee Cook and one brother, Frank...

Obituary: Delena DukeMAGNOLIA — Delena Gant Duke of Magnolia was called home to be with the Lord on Sept. 29, 2014. She was preceded in death by her parents, Wayne and Alma McBride of Havana; three brothers, Robert Dodd, Guinn McBride and LaWayne McBride; her first husband, Hilton Gant of Nashville; second husband, Albert Duke of Magnolia; and her son, Kevin Gant of Nashville. Her survivors include her sister, Dolores McBride; son, Keith Gant (Janet); grandchildre...

Obituary: Carl DanielCLARKSVILLE — Carl “Dennis” Daniel, 62, of Clarksville passed away on Sept. 28 at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Russellville. He was born in Clarksville on July 30, 1952, to Aleitha Fivecoat Maxfield and Daniel Webster Daniel. He was a 1970 graduate of Clarksville High School and a 1975 graduate of Arkansas Tech University, with a B.S. in Wildlife Biology. Dennis learned the value of hard work at an early age by picking local produce...

Obituary: Brian RoseDARDANELLE — Brian Ray Rose, 43, of Ola died Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014. He was born Feb. 22, 1971, at Danville to Coy Lee Rose and Rachel Ann Hutchins. He attended the Ola Assembly of God Church, loved spending time with grandbabies, family, children, cruising on Carnival with his wife and riding motorcycles with his best friend, Greg Howard, his brother and numerous other friends. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Ott and Orlene Ro...

Obituary: Mary PabstCLARKSVILLE — Mary Carleen Pabst, 78, of Coal Hill entered into eternal peace on Monday, Sept. 15, 2014, in Paris. Mary was born in Anna, Ill., on Nov. 19, 1935, to the late William Opal Pearl Newman and Mary Vesta (Brooksher) Newman. Mary was a loving wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend. She loved gardening, was an avid bird watcher and loved to be with nature at every opportunity. She brightened the l...

Obituary: Virginia WilliamsCLARKSVILLE — Virginia Williams, born Jan. 6, 1934, to Haskell and Melba Golden of Sapulpa, Okla., made her journey home to be with the Lord Sept. 25, 2014, at Johnson County Health and Rehab in Lamar with her loving family around her. She was a telephone operator who married the love of her life, Charlie Ray Williams of Coal Hill, who preceded her in death. Once married, she became a full time housewife and loving mother caring for three daug...